blooms all year round...drought resistant, loves sun..A great plant for zone 11...Dubai, United Arab Emirates

West Madagascar

Some have just 4 flowers in a bunch, some have 8.

Crown of Thorns is said to be the very crown Jesus had to use in his crucification. But it´s not possible, unless they traveled to Madagascar (where this plant was first discovered not so long ago) and brought some for Him.Blooming in mid winter, Ribeirão Preto, north of São Paulo.

Have had great sucess with this plant, blooms non-stop (approx. 5 years)

Crest version in Succulent show, Huntington Gardens

by Kaufmann

Growing varieties of this plant is a Thai specialty- Here's a shot of their display garden in Thailand

Here are just a few of the over 300 varieties of this plant the Thai are growing

March 2004

Does well on my porch in St. Pete, FL. Filtered afternoon sun. Frequent watering, but not overly.

Close-up of plant in preceding photo, St. Pete, FL. June, 2004.

Just now in full bloom. Full sun, in container.

table of crested plants for sale southern California

Crown of Thorns in Guayaquil, Ecuador, December 2004

New to my collection in Johannesburg South Africa

Euphorbia Milii in crested form.

miniature Euphorbia Milii

Flowering at butterfly world, Coconut Creek, Florida

A spiny hedge, with no doubt! Itatiaia, west of Rio de Janeiro, mid winter.

crown of thorns

In a plant show in zone 9b

Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria, IL 4-6-07

crested plant, Los Angeles plant show

Crown of Thorns in Melbourne Botanic Gardens, June 1999

sunny patio plant that loves the ocean

sunny lanai

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

CACSS Plant Show, April 1, 2011, Phoenix, Arizona, zone 9a/9b

02-2012 *Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI

02-2012 *Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI

02-2012 *Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI

Plant blooming mid March in zone 9b FL, these are in pots, filtered sun, but can take some full sun.